The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-02
Presentation to Mr.. A. T. Atkinson

On Saturday afternoon very pleasan.
affair took place in the GAZETTE COMPOSING
room, the occasion being the presentation to
MIR. A. L. Atkinson, late editor of this Jour
nal, OF beautiful silver ice pitcher, bearing
the following inscription
Presented to Alatau T.. Atkinson by the
employees of the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE office
Honolulu, July 30, 1887"
The presentation was made by Mr.. Robert
Grleye, on behalf of the employees, in few
brief remarks, who presented Mr.. Atkinson
with this additional token of regard, accom-
panied by the following note, which mora
fully explained their action on this occasion
1851 u,w,11,n ,, 1887.
am, HONOLULU, July Both, 1887.
DEAR SIR :-Hearing with nm
Ielgnea regret that you have relinquished your
OAzETTE, the undersigned desire to present Won
with the accompanying token as a SLIGHT re-
mlnder OF the high esteem in which you are held
az ! gentleman and editor by the employees of
the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, and in taking formal
!eaTe OF you, wish You prosperity and bappiness
in your new path in life.
;, Yours Truly, with Aloha NuI.
IL; NJ whitney, Manager Robert GrieVe
H. Burrell, w. NJ. Pomroy, w. L. Gr1eye " :
Brash, Alex. Bolster. H. L. Blanchard n +
MllllamS, D. IL. Hare. Isaac Tesla John Kekaua
Charles Hotchkiss, d. W clover. r. NJ Brash
Naiwi Bones. Geo L. Kali.
The note was also printed on card
board III elaborate style, and of itseIf
VIII no doubt prove 4 valued souvenir
oY Mr.. Atkinson of old associations ,vbiIa
connected with the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE. vbnsa
name IS synonymous with the ren1ts-
lion whloh tnls newspaper has eujoved dur
ing MS lncuLDbency Of the editorial chair
from January, 1881. to July 20. 1887
The whole proceedings were conducted 90
quietly on the part of the employees that NJ.
Atkinson had not the most remote idea Of tho
Impending danger which was hanging over his
head, but maintained his usual cheerful ~.
position. until called into the eomnos;,,a-
room and publicly arraigned before ,bsS,
ALL receiving hiS sentences rs becotnetb n O.,
tieInan VINO knows how to submit gracetI,IIv
To the inevitable. 10 Say that Mr.. AtkinsoII
was surprised, Is putting it mildly-he Iy.s
completely taken Auckland il was Co.
moments before he recovered his snasch 'J NJ
ATKINSON then thanked the emplovsa. e.
tnelr tnoughttnlness III presenting hin, ,r;sI
thls oeautlful testimonial. and assnred .h-..,
that THIS was one of the happiest da,-e ,t gu.
EXISTENCE and their token of rsga "A . Vi us
make 1t doubly so. He should alyrs ~ %ould
TINS Souvenir as an additional eyids,Ios ~ sa
i.,enu.y iee'ing Whlch existed e.veen tba-'
during us editorial career, and cnncIni IN
hoping that this same frstsr,'a iTiuueu by
would continne for life. Mr.. Att;ns,, tee,lhg
TOOK iormal leave of the emnIovaaa 'nen
friendly hand-shaking with all ny
Inc funniest part of this who'll aR.:
tnat hr. Atkinson had ordered = NC ,;.a,',
layout, IN the shape of ice-crean, ,oG ii.Iie
otner etceteras, as farewell SUNRISE Co. '. ~.
o5s' anu AT the close of the above nrocsad
9;s r. IlhI1. Win tha portable portion of tl,.
~, H. .oe. Stean Saloon, made his appearance
." tue scene, and shortly after ali hand S'